It's vastly better than previous iterations on the same idea. Some (e.g. Airtable) are much better than others, perhaps because they have a clearer niche. Other

It's vastly better than previous iterations on the same idea. Some (e.g. Airtable) are much better than others, perhaps because they have a clearer niche. Others are useful but drive you straight into a swamp called Technical Debt (retool). I don't think they represent a paradigm shift, more an iterative improvement on existing tools.